The voice of the suffering savior, Jesus, can be heard in the prophet Isaiah’s words and the pleading of the psalm. We are invited into the agony of our Lord in the extended reading of the story of Jesus’ passion. In the second reading, we who have put on Christ in holy baptism are urged to let the mind of Christ be our own. Lent leads us to this holy moment. Embrace it.

Readings:

• Isaiah 50:4-9a
  The servant of the Lord submits to suffering
• Philippians 2:5-11
  Humbled to the point of death on a cross
• Luke 22:14–23:56
  The passion of the Lord